[Guide] How to make maps

[icejaff]

Because lord_olafson is making a competition for map making, I decided to post a quick basic guide for all of you.

Scenes have a terrain code saved in a txt-file and SceneObject data save in a sco-file.
To edit scenes you have to enable "edit mode" in the starting menu.

To enable edit mode start up M&B warband press configure, then go into video press 'windowed mode' and then go into advanced.
When in advanced, click enable edit mode.

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When you have done that select the module 'mm prussia5' and start up the game.

When the game has loaded click custom battle and set the battle size to 1 vs. 1

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When you have done that start the match, quickly kill the enemy guy and then press "Ctrl" and "E"
and a menu should pop up like this.

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When the menu is up just mess around with that till you get the map the way you like it, and then press "Ctrl" and "E" again.
When you have done that press Yes, save.

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You find the existing sco data for the scenes probably here:

C:\Program Files\Mount&Blade Warband\Modules\mm prussia5\SceneObj

and the terrain codes of all Mount & Musket scenes here:

C:\Program Files\Mount&Blade Warband\Modules\mm prussia5\scenes.txt


(by the way sorry for doing this in a hurry, I had forum errors and my two well written guides got deleted.)

 

[TheJohan]

I think it's easier to just copy the module and make a copy, then delete all the sco files and then just host a multiplayer game and choose any map which now will be blank and just start to map.

 

[icejaff]

True, but I am pretty sure you cannot edit in multiplayer, I could be wrong I am new to M&B.

Either way this can be for people who want a quick head start, its a pretty basic guide but hopfully it helps some people.

 

[Kabs]

I think it's easier to just copy the module and make a copy, then delete all the sco files and then just host a multiplayer game and choose any map which now will be blank and just start to map.

U cant make a copy and delete all sco. files to make a new map, because your map needed to be coded into the scenes.txt.

the best way are:

just edit a existing map in waterllo mod. (i heard that if u edit it, server will download the old version on your /user folder in windows so that u can still play the map before finished editing the new. but i cant confirm that now)


Here a intro from my map for the competition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If7ssTwtDL4

greetz kabs

 

[icejaff]

Nice map kabs, you get the silver

but anyway, can you keep to my topic, do you like my guide ?

 

[lord_olafson]

Go, and edit a multiplayer map. Thats the easyst way to do.

 

[Avengeil]

Nice guide and good as an intro.
But what I am supposed to do if a want to create a map from nothing cause even if I delete all the .sco files I am still left with elevation, background, ground texture and pesky shadows if I level the elevation to 0

 

[lord_olafson]

That shadows disapear if you restart your map. Same for the grass which doesnt follow the ground. Save and restart you map all the time, it will help you.

 

[MaHuD]

Wheather is not saved by the scene AFAIK. It's changed by code in the mission template.

 

[Vincenzo]

Well obviously unlike some mods i'm not copy pasting the weather codes in each gamemode..

Scripts FTW 

If you want your map to be with weather just ask I'll code it in for ya.

 

[HarbingerOfDoom]

The thing we have an issue with is getting the maps into the server rotation. How does it work exactly?

 

[Vincenzo]

Ask us to code it in for next patch.

 

[HarbingerOfDoom]

Ask us to code it in for next patch.

Well, I meant for our own server

 

[Vincenzo]

Toasticuss take it to the forge, this has nothing to do with M&M anymore.

Sorry Harbinger, you can't. It actually has to be coded in for it to work on the server.
You can replace maps though.

I can see if I can make the same system as I did with my admin tools for the coming patch.

 

[RealMephisto]

What are you? A member of CIA? Didnt give much info at all.

 

[Kabs]

What are you? A member of CIS? Didnt give much info at all.

well if its like with toasticcus, taking a fake name to get codes and implement them to aofi, what is he ? A member of the black panthers ? xD

sry, i really can understand vince. So stop complaining.

 

[Lackay]

This is also a guide on how to give you a large headache

 

[Athawolf]

This is also a guide on how to give you a large headache

QFT

 

[Kabs]

This is also a guide on how to give you a large headache

QFT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLbnSQsPYvc&feature=related

 

[BraveheartA7X]

How do you access the maps after you saved it